The document contains exercises on simple present and present progressive tenses. It provides fill-in-the-blank sentences with verbs in various tenses for students to practice. There are over 50 questions testing simple present, present progressive, simple past and other verb forms.

1. SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISES
NAME ______________________________________________ ID __________ DATE__________________
Complete the following sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT.
1) They ___________________________________ hockey at school. (play)
2) She ___________________________________e-mails. (not/ write)
3) _______________________you _____________________English? ( speak)
4) My parents ___________________________________fish. (not/ like)
5) _______________________Anne __________________________any hobbies? (have)
6) Andy's brother ___________________________________in an office. ( work)
7) Leroy ___________________________________very fast. (can/not/read)
8) ____________________Jim and Joe __________________________the flowers every week? (water)
9) Yvonne's mother ___________________________________a motorbike. (not/ ride)
10) ___________________________________Elisabeth ___________________________________cola? (drink)
11) Tom and Amy ___________________________________ (cook) on Wednesday.
12) Daniel and I ___________________________________ (cook) on Tuesday.
13) Herbert ___________________________________ (cook) on Sunday.
14) Carlos and Peter ___________________________________ (wash) the car on Friday.
15) Jovita ___________________________________ (wash) the car on Saturday.
16) Ko, Uri, and I ___________________________________ (study) English on Monday.
17) The students ___________________________________ (study) English on Thursday.
18) Randy ___________________________________ (study) English on Friday.
Complete the following sentences with PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
1. Anna (rest) ___________________________________right now.
2. I (talk) ___________________________________on the phone at this moment.
3. Bella (cook) ___________________________________dinner now.
4. They (help) ___________________________________the teacher right now.
5. He (run) ___________________________________very fast!
6. Julia (bake) ___________________________________a chocolate cake at the moment.
7. I (have) ___________________________________fun!
8. You (dance) ___________________________________very nicely.
9. My father (not work) ___________________________________at the moment.
10. The teacher (talk) ___________________________________too fast.
11. They (not listen) ___________________________________to me.
12. John's dog (run) ___________________________________away.
13. Peter's cat (eat) ___________________________________a fish.
14. Peter and Mary (not study) ___________________________________.
15. What (you / do) ___________________________________?
16. ___________________________________ (Mary / read) a book?
17. ___________________________________ (your brothers / play) football?
18. ___________________________________ (you / learn) English?
Complete the following sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1) Andy sometimes ___________________________________comics. ( read)
2) We never ___________________________________TV in the morning. ( watch)
3) Listen! Sandy ___________________________________in the bathroom. ( sing)
4) My sister usually___________________________________ in the kitchen. ( help)
5) My mother ___________________________________breakfast now. ( make)
6) They often ___________________________________the bathroom. ( clean)
7) Look! The boys ___________________________________home. (come)
8) Every day his grandfather___________________________________ for a walk. ( go)
9) I ___________________________________with my friend at the moment. (chat)
10) Cats ___________________________________mice. ( eat)
11) Look! Sara (go) ___________________________________to the movies.
12) On her right hand, Sara (carry) ___________________________________ her handbag.
13) The handbag (be) ___________________________________very beautiful.

2. 14) Sara usually (put) ___________________________________on black shoes but now she (wear) white trainers.
15) And look, she (take) ___________________________________an umbrella.
Complete the following sentences. Use the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verb in parentheses.
1. I ____________________________ (live) in a small house.
2. My father _______________________ (work) as a mechanic.
3. Minerva and Paulina ________________________ (read) a book every month.
4. The children _________________________ (enjoy) running in the park.
5. I ____________________________ (have) a terrible pain in my legs.
6. This book ______________________ (be) very interesting but difficult to understand.
7. Charles _________________________________ (love) to eat pizza.
8. The telephone always ______________________________ (ring) at 4:00 p.m.
9. Silvia _____________________________ (prefer/not) coffee to tea.
10. We ____________________________ (like/not) to walk under the sun.
11. Peter __________________ (love) to eat bananas every morning.
12. The students always ____________________ (stay) in the school until late.
13. The professor sometimes _______________________ (give) tutoring to every student.
14. We ________________________ (eat/not) sushi very often.
15. Mary ________________________ (read/not) the newspaper every morning.
16. What ________ you __________ (like) to do for fun?
17. What kind of music ______________ Teresa ____________ (play) in her parties?
18. __________ Peter always _____________ (write) fast during her exams?
19. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present.
20. They _____________________ hockey at school. (to play)
21. She _____________________e-mails. (not/to write)
22. _____________________you _____________________English? (to speak)
23. My parents _____________________fish. (not/to like)
24. _____________________Anne any _____________________hobbies? (to have)
25. Andy's brother _____________________ in an office. (to work)
26. Leroy _____________________very fast. (can/not/to read)
27. Jim and Joe _____________________the flowers every week? (to water)
28. Yvonne's mother _____________________a motorbike. (not/to ride)
29. _____________________Elisabeth _____________________ cola? (to drink)
Complete the following sentences with the verbs in parentheses in SIMPLE PAST.
1. Paul _______________ (take) a shower last night.
2. I ______________________ (pay) $20.00 for this book.
3. Tony _______________________ (write) a letter to her mother last week.
4. My parents _______________________ (wake up/not) early this morning.
5. James _________________________ (bring/not) his English book today.
6. Where _________________________ (you/live) when you were in France?
7. ______________________________ (Peter/finish) his exam on time?
8. ______________________________ (the students/come) to class yesterday?
9. 1) I _______________________ my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)
10. 2) _______________________Susan _______________________ to England by plane? (to go)
11. 3) They _______________________a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)
12. 4) Jenny and Peggy _______________________their brother. (not/to help)
13. 5) The children _______________________at home last weekend. (not/to be)
14. 6) When _______________________ you _________________ this wonderful skirt? (to design)
15. 7) My mother _______________________ into the van. (not/to crash)
16. 8) The boys the mudguards _______________________ of their bicycles. (to take off)
17. 9) _______________________you _______________________ your aunt last week? (to phone)
18. 10) He _______________________ milk at school. (not/to drink)

3. Complete the questions and answers, adding AM, IS, ARE to the questions and AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT,
ISN’T, or AREN’T to the answers.
1. ______________ Peter a student? Yes, he ______________.
2. ______________ Mary and Tony in the school? No, they, ____________.
3. ______________ the children playing in the park? Yes, they ____________.
4. ______________ Minerva studying in the library? Yes, she ______________.
5. ______________ Paul and James flying to Chicago next week? No, they ____________.
Add DO or DOES to the questions and DO, DOES, DON’T OR DOESN’T to the answers.
1. _____________ you play soccer every Sunday? Yes, I _____________.
2. _____________ Monica like to eat bananas? No, she ____________.
3. _____________ your mother celebrate your birthday? Yes, she ___________.
4. _____________ Paul own a store? No, he ___________.
5. ____________ Charles and Minerva live in Chicago? No, they ___________.
Complete the following sentences. Use the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verb in parentheses.
30. I ____________________________ (live) in a small house.
31. My father _______________________ (work) as a mechanic.
32. Minerva and Paulina ________________________ (read) a book every month.
33. _________ the children ___________________ (enjoy) running in the park?
34. I ____________________________ (have) a terrible pain in my legs.
35. This book ______________________ (be) very interesting but difficult to understand.
36. _________ Charles ______________________ (love) to eat pizza?
37. The telephone always ______________________________ (ring) at 4:00 p.m.
38. Silvia _____________________________ (prefer/not) coffee to tea.
39. We ____________________________ (like/not) to walk under the sun.
Put the verbs in parentheses into the right tense: (SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, SIMPLE
PAST ).
1. I ____________________________________________________ (eat) breakfast right now.
2. Tony __________________________________________ (play) the guitar at this moment.
3. We ___________________________________________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria now.
4. The mechanic _________________________________ (go) to work every day at 9:00 a.m.
5. We ___________________________________ (buy, not) any books in this store right now.
6. Lou _________________________________ (read, not) a magazine right now in the library.
7. We ____________________________________________ (play, not) soccer every weekend.
8. I ____________________________________________ (go) to my cousins home last night.
9. The girls __________________________________ (like, not) the rock concert last weekend.
10. Jessica ______________________________________ (get) a high school diploma last year.
11. Mary __________________________________________________ (cut) his hair yesterday.
Choose the correct form of the verb SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1.Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college. A. go B. am going
2.Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France. A. believe B. am believing
3.Look! Junko ________ into the water. A. jumps B. is jumping
4.You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library. A. studies B. is studying
5.Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes. A. drives B. is driving
6.Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it! A. hates B. is hating
7.It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight. A. snows B. is snowing
8.I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come? A. go B. am going
9.I ________ you're crazy! A. think B. am thinking
10.I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. A. have B. am having

4. Write positive sentences in simple past.
1.he / the question / answer
2.you / a question / ask
3.the dog / bark
4.they / us / call
5.we / a mountain / climb
6.John / stamps / collect
7.we / in London / live
8.I / hungry / be
9.they / a hamster / have
10.he / to school / go
Write questions in simple past.
1.Anna / the window / open
2.she / home / walk
3.you / in the garden / work
4.you / a song / sing
5.she / on a chair / sit
6.you / the castle / visit
7.Jenny / the door / lock
8.she / happy / be
9.Greg / the ball / kick
10.the car / at the corner / stop
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1.Last year I (spend) ____________________ my holiday in Ireland.
2.It (be) ____________________ great.
3.I (travel) _________________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________________ lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually (go) ____________________ to a pub.
5.One night we even (learn) ____________________ some Irish dances.
6.We (be) ____________________ very lucky with the weather.
7.It (not / rain) ____________________ a lot.
8.But we (see) ____________________ some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where (spend / you) ____________________ your last holiday?